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Irma Thesleff

Active 1978–2023

138
Papers
29,970
Citations
105
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Citations

Citations per year for Irma Thesleff1971: 1 citations1974: 1 citations1979: 3 citations1980: 4 citations1981: 20 citations1982: 11 citations1983: 8 citations1984: 7 citations1985: 13 citations1986: 8 citations1987: 12 citations1988: 39 citations1989: 39 citations1990: 29 citations1991: 94 citations1992: 87 citations1993: 97 citations1994: 84 citations1995: 125 citations1996: 193 citations1997: 211 citations1998: 241 citations1999: 245 citations2000: 289 citations2001: 287 citations2002: 279 citations2003: 363 citations2004: 327 citations2005: 307 citations2006: 356 citations2007: 310 citations2008: 307 citations2009: 410 citations2010: 269 citations2011: 166 citations2012: 281 citations2013: 239 citations2014: 190 citations2015: 170 citations2016: 103 citations2017: 121 citations2018: 80 citations2019: 441 citations2020: 482 citations2021: 392 citations2022: 273 citations2023: 226 citations2024: 273 citations2025: 84 citations2026: 1 citations1972–1973: no citations, so these years are not shown1975–1978: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,145 citing papers, 32.8% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 552 citing papers, 8.4% of this breakdownChina: 474 citing papers, 7.2% of this breakdownJapan: 429 citing papers, 6.6% of this breakdownFinland: 330 citing papers, 5% of this breakdownGermany: 320 citing papers, 4.9% of this breakdownFrance: 281 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownCanada: 187 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownAustralia: 158 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 156 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownSweden: 148 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownItaly: 124 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdown
0%32.8%Other 18.9%

Institutions

Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology57.2%
  • Medicine27.9%
  • Immunology and Microbiology4%
  • Dentistry3%
  • Neuroscience2.9%
  • Engineering2.2%
  • Other2.8%

Topics

  • dental development and anomalies9.1%
  • Bone and Dental Protein Studies3.8%
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology2.9%
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation2.9%
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer2.8%
  • Cancer-related gene regulation2.6%
  • Other75.9%

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  1. Glial origin of mesenchymal stem cells in a tooth model system

    Authors: Nina Kaukua, Maryam Khatibi Shahidi, Chrysoula Konstantinidou, Vyacheslav Dyachuk, Markéta Kaucká, Alessandro Furlan, Zhengwen An, Longlong Wang, Isabell Hultman, Lars Ährlund‐Richter, Hans Blom, Hjalmar Brismar, Natália Assaife Lopes, Vassilis Pachnis, Ueli Suter, Hans Clevers, Irma Thesleff, Paul T. Sharpe, Patrik Ernfors, Kaj Fried, Igor Adameyko - Nature 2014 cited by 420

  2. Mutations in AXIN2 Cause Familial Tooth Agenesis and Predispose to Colorectal Cancer

    Authors: Laura Lammi, Sirpa Arte, Mirja Somer, Heikki Järvinen, Päivi Lahermo, Irma Thesleff, Sinikka Pirinen, Pekka Nieminen - The American Journal of Human Genetics 2004 cited by 685

  3. Signaling Networks Regulating Tooth Organogenesis and Regeneration, and the Specification of Dental Mesenchymal and Epithelial Cell Lineages

    Authors: Maria Jussila, Irma Thesleff - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology 2012 cited by 263

  4. Reiterative signaling and patterning during mammalian tooth morphogenesis

    Authors: Jukka Jernvall, Irma Thesleff - Mechanisms of Development 2000 cited by 1,106

  5. Tissue Interactions Regulating Tooth Development and Renewal

    Authors: Anamaria Balic, Irma Thesleff - Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology 2015 cited by 296

  6. Cloning of a novel bacteria-binding receptor structurally related to scavenger receptors and expressed in a subset of macrophages

    Authors: Outi Elomaa, Maarit Kangas, Carin Sahlberg, Juha Tuukkanen, Raija Sormunen, Annikki Liakka, Irma Thesleff, Georg Kraal, Karl Tryggvason - Cell 1995 cited by 513

  7. Expression of the heparin-binding cytokines, midkine (MK) and HB-GAM (pleiotrophin) is associated with epithelial-mesenchymal interactions during fetal development and organogenesis

    Authors: Thimios A. Mitsiadis, Markku Salmivirta, Takashi Muramatsu, Hisako Muramatsu, Heikki Rauvala, Eero Lehtonen, Markku Jalkanen, Irma Thesleff - Development 1995 cited by 292

  8. Epithelial-mesenchymal signalling regulating tooth morphogenesis

    Authors: Irma Thesleff - Journal of Cell Science 2003 cited by 737

  9. Tooth shape formation and tooth renewal: evolving with the same signals

    Authors: Jukka Jernvall, Irma Thesleff - Development 2012 cited by 356

  10. Early Dental Epithelial Transcription Factors Distinguish Ameloblastoma from Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor

    Authors: Kristiina Heikinheimo, Kari J. Kurppa, Asta Laiho, Sirkku Peltonen, Ariane Berdal, Ayman Bouattour, B. Ruhin, Javier Catón, Irma Thesleff, Ilmo Leivo, P.R. Morgan - Journal of Dental Research 2014 cited by 107

  11. Signalling networks regulating dental development

    Authors: Irma Thesleff, Paul T. Sharpe - Mechanisms of Development 1997 cited by 642

  12. Mechanisms of ectodermal organogenesis

    Authors: Johanna Pispa, Irma Thesleff - Developmental Biology 2003 cited by 507

  13. Enamel Knots as Signaling Centers Linking Tooth Morphogenesis and Odontoblast Differentiation

    Authors: Irma Thesleff, Soile V.E. Keränen, Jukka Jernvall - Advances in Dental Research 2001 cited by 299

  14. Sclerostin Is a Novel Secreted Osteoclast-derived Bone Morphogenetic Protein Antagonist with Unique Ligand Specificity

    Authors: Naoki Kusu, Johanna Laurikkala, Mayumi Imanishi, Hiroko Usui, Morichika Konishi, Ayumi Miyake, Irma Thesleff, Nobuyuki Itoh - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2003 cited by 275

  15. Inactivation of IL11 Signaling Causes Craniosynostosis, Delayed Tooth Eruption, and Supernumerary Teeth

    Authors: Pekka Nieminen, Neil V. Morgan, Aimée L Fenwick, Satu Parmanen, Lotta Veistinen, Marja L. Mikkola, Peter J. van der Spek, Andrew S. Giraud, Louise M. Judd, Sirpa Arte, Louise Brueton, Steven A. Wall, Irene M. J. Mathijssen, Eamonn R. Maher, Andrew O.M. Wilkie, Sven Kreiborg, Irma Thesleff - The American Journal of Human Genetics 2011 cited by 194

  16. Directional Cell Migration, but Not Proliferation, Drives Hair Placode Morphogenesis

    Authors: Laura Ahtiainen, Sylvie Lefebvre, Päivi H. Lindfors, Élodie Renvoisé, Vera Shirokova, Maria K. Vartiainen, Irma Thesleff, Marja L. Mikkola - Developmental Cell 2014 cited by 121

  17. Evidence for the role of the enamel knot as a control center in mammalian tooth cusp formation: non-dividing cells express growth stimulating Fgf-4 gene

    Authors: Jukka Jernvall, Päivi Kettunen, Irina Karavanova, LB Martin, Irma Thesleff - The International Journal of Developmental Biology 1994 cited by 440

  18. Disruption of Fgf10/Fgfr2b-coordinated epithelial-mesenchymal interactions causes cleft palate

    Authors: Ritva Rice, Bradley Spencer‐Dene, Elaine C. Connor, Amel Gritli-Linde, Andrew P. McMahon, Clive Dickson, Irma Thesleff, David Rice - Journal of Clinical Investigation 2004 cited by 360

  19. The genetic basis of tooth development and dental defects

    Authors: Irma Thesleff - American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 2006 cited by 354

  20. Sumo-1 Function Is Dispensable in Normal Mouse Development

    Authors: Fuping Zhang, Laura Mikkonen, Jorma Toppari, Jorma J. Palvimo, Irma Thesleff, Olli A. Jänne - Molecular and Cellular Biology 2008 cited by 170

  21. The role of the dental lamina in mammalian tooth replacement

    Authors: Elina Järvinen, Mark Tümmers, Irma Thesleff - Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution 2009 cited by 121

  22. Regulation of Mammalian Tooth Cusp Patterning by Ectodin

    Authors: Yoshiaki Kassai, Pauliina Munne, Yuhei Hotta, Enni Penttilä, Kathryn D. Kavanagh, Norihiko Ohbayashi, Shinji Takada, Irma Thesleff, Jukka Jernvall, Nobuyuki Itoh - Science 2005 cited by 295

  23. Ectodysplasin has a dual role in ectodermal organogenesis: inhibition of Bmp activity and induction of Shh expression

    Authors: Marja Pummila, Ingrid Fliniaux, Risto Jaatinen, Martyn James, Johanna Laurikkala, Pascal Schneider, Irma Thesleff, Marja L. Mikkola - Development 2006 cited by 172

  24. Wnt10a regulates dentin sialophosphoprotein mRNA expression and possibly links odontoblast differentiation and tooth morphogenesis

    Authors: Takashi Yamashiro, Zheng Li, Yuko Shitaku, Masahiro Saito, Takanori Tsubakimoto, Kenji Takada, Teruko Takano‐Yamamoto, Irma Thesleff - Differentiation 2007 cited by 160